Asociacion Mar A Mar Costa Rica

Asociacion Mar A Mar Costa Rica is a non-profit organization registered to receive federal grant awards from the U.S. government. The organization focuses on community development, environmental protection, and educational initiatives in Costa Rica. Asociacion Mar A Mar Costa Rica manages projects that promote community-led tourism along the Camino de Costa Rica, a hiking trail that extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. Their work involves developing leadership skills, environmental protection practices, and mitigating climate change impacts, particularly among vulnerable communities and young people in Costa Rica.

Through its federal grant awards, Asociacion Mar A Mar Costa Rica has engaged in various projects aimed at social and economic development. These include scaling up an "Environmental Ambassadors" program to reach 100 elementary schools in rural Costa Rica, impacting 1,500 students. The organization has also focused on developing leadership skills and promoting environmental protection practices among girls in vulnerable communities along the Camino de Costa Rica trail. Additionally, they have worked on providing opportunities for social and economic development of indigenous and non-indigenous women through capacity building. The majority of their grant awards have come from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of State. They have also received funding from the Inter-American Foundation to advance community philanthropy by managing small grants that promote community-led tourism along the Camino de Costa Rica.